778 context
The event scope follows the modern numbering footprint
The guide deliberately balances Vancouver familiarity with island, Interior and northern B.C. reference points so current information matches the code after its province-wide expansion. Event discovery is therefore centred on the place or set of places that best represents 778 today rather than on an arbitrary city shared by every site.
778 context
Live listings and stable context play different roles
778 has a two-stage history: it began in 2001 as an overlay concentrated around Greater Vancouver, Abbotsford and Mission, then expanded province-wide in 2007. That expansion makes 778 different from both 604 and later province-wide overlays: its current meaning cannot be understood from the 2001 launch geography alone. The historical and geographic explanation stays stable, while the actual concerts, sports, theatre and festivals are supplied from the current event feed.
778 context
A ticketed event is not evidence about a caller
A 778 number may still look Vancouver-specific to some users, but caller location and legitimacy cannot be inferred from that historical association. The events page is a local discovery utility connected to the area-code geography; it does not imply that someone using a 778 number is attending, living near or calling from those venues.